Alzheimer's
- Jul 6, 2022
- 1 min read
Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. In most people with the disease — those with the late-onset type symptoms first appear in their mid-60s.
Here are the symptoms.
Cognitive: mental decline, difficulty thinking and understanding, confusion in the evening hours, delusion, disorientation, forgetfulness, making things up, mental confusion, difficulty concentrating, inability to create new memories, inability to do simple math, or inability to recognize common things.
Behavioral: aggression, agitation, difficulty with self care, irritability, meaningless repetition of own words, personality changes, restlessness, lack of restraint, or wandering and getting lost.
Mood: anger, apathy, general discontent, loneliness, or mood swings.
Psychological: depression, hallucination, or paranoia.
Also common: inability to combine muscle movements, jumbled speech, or loss of appetite.
To diagnose Alzheimer's dementia, doctors conduct tests to assess memory impairment and other thinking skills, judge functional abilities, and identify behavior changes. They also perform a series of tests to rule out other possible causes of impairment.
Sadly, there isn’t any cure for Alzheimer’s, but you can get medication to help with mental function, lowering blood pressure, and maybe balancing mood. You can also do self-care (physical exercise) by Aerobic activities: brisk walking, water aerobics, tai chi, dancing, yard work, bicycling less than 10 mph, yoga, and swimming! You should only do it for 20-30 minutes to prevent injury.
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